The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the RO. The underlying higher initial rating claim for service-connected degenerative disc disease of L5-S1 will be adjudicated on the merits.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded by the Court in March 2014 due to jurisdictional issues and additional development is necessary before the underlying higher initial rating claim can be adjudicated on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1454207
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of L5-S1, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The new evidence received since the final denial supports a finding that these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment, and thus does not meet the criteria for an extraschedular TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for readjudication due to new evidence received from a VA examination, and the Veteran is given an opportunity to respond with a supplemental statement of the case.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by a heart disorder that was aggravated during service due to his pre-existing psoriatic arthritis, which contributed substantially to his cardiovascular condition.
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